Patterns:Basket Weave Afghan
[with yarn 1 (blue)]Starting Row: ch156, turn.Row 1 : sk 3 ch, dc in the 4th ch from hook, dc in each ch till end, ch2, turn. (Counting the first sk 3 ch as 1dc, there is 154dc on this row)Row 2 & 3 : skip first st, hdc1 on the next st, *FPdc3, BPdc3* repeat 25 times until last 2 sts. hdc2, ch2 (deem as first st for the following row), turn.Row 4 & 5 : skip 1st st, hdc1 on the next st, *BPdc3, FPdc3* repeat 25 times until last 2 sts. hdc2, ch2, turn.
Repeat row 2 to 5 until row 85 or until the blanket measure about 30″, ending with either row 3 or row 5 pattern minus the ch2 st.

Border
Determine which side you want as the front of the blanket to crochet the border. There is no turning on the border, all stitches are done on the front.
[with yarn 1 (blue)]Round 1 : Ch1, 3 sc in the same corner. sc1 on every st around the entire blanket, with 3 sc in each corner. slst to the beginning ch. fo. Don’t turn.
[with yarn 2 (cream)]Round 2 – 6 : Ch1, sc on back loops only around entire blanket, with 3 sc in each corner. slst to the beginning ch, don’t turn. fo after finish row 6.
Weave and hide all yarn ends.

This picture shows that after you have done the first row of double crochet and working on the row 2 for the FPdc and BPdc stitches.
Notice the horizontal line created by the BPdc? Keep in mind that when ever a BPdc is done, a horizontal line will be formed by the previous row stitch’s loop.
And, for FPdc, vertical lines will be formed.
By doing FPdc and BPdc follow the pattern creates the basket weave effects.
Also, note that, when turning the crochet piece for the next row, the previous row’s BPdc will look like FPdc.

When you crochet the odd number row (row 3, 5, 7, 9,… etc), crochet FPdc when you see FPdc, and vice versa.
After completing Row 3, you will have 2 horizontal lines and this is a set of basket weave row.
To begin the next weave row (even number row, i.e. row 2, 4,6,… etc), all you need to do is reverse what you see on the previous row, i.e. crochet FPdc when you see a BPdc stitch, vice versa.

Upon completing row 4, where you reverse the FPdc and BPdc, the weave effect is more obvious. The BPdc stitches are horizontal and sunken in, while the FPdc stitches are vertical and bulging up. This give an illusion of basket weave appearance.
Continue the basket weave for the entire blanket until your reach row 85 or about 30″ length or until your last balls of yarn is close to finish.

Single crochet the border with 1 round of blue yarn, then, single crochet back loops only with 5 rounds of cream yarn.
Remember to single crochet 3 stitches in each stitch of the 4 corners.
Fasten off the yarn, weave and hide the yarn ends within the stitches.
~~~Done! Bravo~~~

Hi Hannah,
Please use the recommended hook size from Lionbrand’s cotton 24/7 yarn, 4mm. Expect to get a smaller size of blanket (about 20% smaller that the size shown in the pattern) if you follow the same exact pattern.

What is the best way to know how many stitches to do on the sides of the blanket. The top and bottom are perfect, the sides are wavy like I’m putting too many stitches there. I am starting over on the boarder.

Hi Laura,
The best way is to make a test gage piece to check out your stitches tension. Crochet a test piece with “sc on back loops only” of at least 5″ wide and 2″ high, measure the amount of stitches you have on 4″ wide. Then measure your blanket border, do some math to get the amount of stitches you should do on the border. Crochet accordingly to the number of stitches.

I hope I chose the right yarn
Lion Brand 24/7 cotton
Is this what you used? After hitting send button I worried it would be rough and should I have just gone for the soft and sheen of like a Caron Simply Soft

Hi there!
I found THE most amazing variegated yarn for my hubby”s TV blanke and now I found THE perfect pattern to show off the yarn and be nice and toasty at the same time! Thank you for the detailed pattern xxx
I just wanted to check: is your pattern American or English?

Hello!
Thank you so much for this pattern. I’ve just completed the blanket without a hiccup until I reached the border. I’ve never crocheted in the round before and struggled with slip stitching to the beginning ch and chaining 1 — my joins look terrible! They don’t align well, are bulky and unsightly!
I would really appreciated a picture or video tutorial explaining how to join seamlessly.
x

Hi Marie, I understand your frustration. It happened to me when I was still new in crochet. The secret is that, at the beginning of the round after the ch st, sc crochet to the first stitch of previous round. Don’t count the ch st as a stitch. At the end of the round when you are about the do the slip stitch, always remember that the slip stitch is also no a stitch so please do not crochet on the slip stitch of previous round.
Hope this help.

I’ve finished the main blanket, and the pattern is perfect! However, when I started on the border rows, my blanket is beginning to ruffle a bit. Any advice on how to remedy this? I’m assuming I somehow have too many stitches in the base row of the border, but I’m not sure and I’m also not sure how to prevent it if I unravel and begin again. Any advice is greatly appreciated!

Hi Brandi,
Usually if this happened, it usually is because of the row sides of the blanket. It depends on how serious the ripple is, you may skip a few stitches evenly on the row side of the blanket.
Hope this helps.

I’ve been looking for this pattern for about 32 years. My Aunt made a blanket for my #3 son with this pattern and my #1 Son claimed this blanket for himself at his brothers baby shower. Now 32 years later he still has this blanket and even though married this blanket goes everywhere with him. Thank you for posting this I’m looking forward to making this.

Hi！ Thanks for sharing this lovely pattern. I would like to make this blanket for my friend in size 66″(W) x 57″(L). Could you please tell me what changes should I make on stitch and chain? Such as numbers of chain and stitch. Cheers =)

Hi Cheng, I did some math calculation for you, assuming that your gauge is the same as the pattern, to make 66″ x 57″ blanket, you will need to crochet 252 sts for the width and work 155 row for the length.
Hope this helps. Happy crochet.

You have to match the hook size according to the label of the yarn. Th weight of yarn and hook size will affect the gauge of your stitches and hence affect the size of your blanket. If you used a unmatched hook size to the yarn, the tension of your stitches will come out either too loose or too tight.

Absolutely love this pattern. Thanks for sharing. Im a little bit confused, for row 2/3 its says to skip first st, hdc1 on the next st, does that mean to hdc into the post where I would fpdc or at the top in the stitch? Sorry if this sounds like a stupid question but have started crocheting a little while ago with the easy stuff.

Your pattern is awesome thanks for sharing it! A quick question, I want to make this using baby yarn that’s only 4ply, and advises a needle 3.25mm can I still make this following your pattern or should I increase you pattern by 1.5 as it’s thinner thread and a smaller needle? Thanks for your help : )

Yes, you can still use the same pattern but your weave pattern will appear to be smaller. Depends on your tension gauge, you will need to increase the number of stitch and row accordingly. Hope this help.

Thank you for this pattern! I did one like this 34 years ago for my son. I remember I found the pattern in a Women’s Day magazine. I thought I had saved the magazine but I put it in a safe place, never to be found again. Thank you. Next grandbaby will for sure get one like this….

Hi. Just wanted to say thank you for amazing pattern. Making my second one for friends expecting their first 🙂 very addictive and easy for doing while watching a movie! Love it! We live in South Africa.

As explained on page 1, “each weave square repeats at 6 sts, so, to add width to the blanket, just add multiple of 6 sts to the width”. All you need to do is just double the current number of chains, 2 x 156 = 312, to get the double width blanket.
Hope this help 🙂

just wanted to say i got the pattern to print as i used my own printer. i had no problem getting the pattern to come up. dont know why a few could not get it to print. thank you for the pattern. i am a grandma and great grandma.

im currently making this wonderful blanket, but, my question is…how do you get your single crochet around the blanket, specifically, the sides, so even?? those sides are always weird looking and hard to gauge where the stitches are…is there a secret to it?

Thank you for the quick response. I will check with the stores around here with yarn and anyone with half a craft brain, i.e. not Walmart 😉 I seen several at Hobby Lobby so I’m assuming anything worsted (4) cotton would suffice to be equivalent? I will take note on those numbers and see what I can find. Again, thank you! I look forward to completing this blanket within a week of finding suitable yarn. Is this a place I can post a picture to once it’s completed?

I love this pattern, and I’m going to make it for my 1yo nephew’s christmas present. However, I’m having trouble finding the Lion’s brand cotton ease yarn around my local town. I was wondering what’s a suitable replacement yarn that may be easier to find?? Hobby Lobby doesn’t carry it and I don’t want to drive anywhere.

I am not sure what other brands that’s available at your locals has to offer. You may ask your local yarn shop if they have anything in the material you like that is closest to the crochet gauge of: 16 sc + 17 rows = 4 inches (10 cm) with size G-6 (4 mm) hook.

I have made this blanket half a dozen times, at least! I love it, have to keep pinning it because I can never remember which board I pinned it to.
Thank you so much for sharing, I have loved both making and giving this blanket so much, that for my grandma’s birthday present, I gave her yarn and this pattern to make one for herself. She taught me to crochet about 12 years ago and as my passion grew, her time allotted for herself dwindled. I’m so excited to share something she will enjoy making for herself!
Thank you!!

I love this blanket and want to make it for a friend who is giving her new baby’s room an elephant theme! I saw this blanket with an elephant on it… is there any way to get the pattern for the elephant?! I think that would be the perfect touch.

Such a cute pattern! Ty! Ill be making several for my own 4 kiddos and all my nieces and nephews too!
Quick question though, I’d like to make it a bit larger for the older kiddos… Say maybe 60wx50l-ish… What is the chain pattern please for making larger? Thank you so much!

I found this pattern on Ravelry, and completely fell in love. My son is about to turn two, but he’s still getting this for his Christmas! Not only is it beautiful, but it is the most addicting pattern I’ve ever worked with; I cannot put it down!

Love this pattern! I’m working on my 4th blanket using this pattern and just realized I’d been making it different the whole time! (I tend to skim directions too quickly!) beautiful and so very warm!
Thank you for sharing!

Hi I am Mamta, living in Parlin,NewJersey.
I am 8th month pregnant and searching for crochet blanket for my expecting baby. So can you suggest me shop for the same? So I can go and purchase it. I tried on google but there is no option except online shopping. I want to go and purchase by my choice and feel,so please give the info as early as possible.

The pattern is written on the “grey sheet” on the second page (not PDF). If you would like to print, click on the green button at the end of the tutorial, it will generate a screen for you to edit, print and save the tutorial.

Tks…it’s part of my elephant theme baby set. Yes, I made my elephant applique and sewed it on the blanket. Here is the link to my complete set I made for her. http://www.flickr.com/photos/niftymumzy/ I made designed the rattle, booties and appliques myself.

Thank you for posting instructions for such a lovely project. I did have one quick question about the starting chain. Could this (and the first row of DC) be replaced with a double crochet foundation row of 154? I just learned how to do the different foundation stitches, and I wasn’t sure if there are limitations in applying that technique for projects like this.
Thanks!

Hi
I’m about to finish my blanket, Yay! but i have a question, i just finished the blue part and did the first blue roundof the boarder with sc but i got to the side where i started the blanket and it already has the sc stitch sample. should i do another sc stitch on that to finish my round 1 boarder? or can i fo and then start with the white boarder?

This is probably a stupid question, but with skipping the first stitch on each row, does the blanket not get more narrow as you go? I’ve done 5 rows, and it seems to be getting smaller. Any advice would be much appreciated!

I’m planning to make this blanket for a friend who is pregnant with her first baby. I have a question about row one though – it says to sk 3 ch, dc in the 4th ch from hook, ch2, turn. Am I supposed to dc all the way across my beginning chain before doing the ch2 and turn?? The way it reads to me is that I do a single dc in that 4th ch, then automatically ch2 and turn. If I do that I have no where to go! Thanks in advance for any clarification anyone can provide!!

I LOVE this blanket!! I am looking into learning how to crochet/knit (not sure what the difference is, lol). I have never even held a piece of yarn before. What is your suggestion on how to start? I would love to work my way up to making this blanket! I do love to Cross-stitch, maybe that will help me a little.

Thank you so much for sharing!!!!I just made this blanket using Hobby Lobby’s ‘I love this Cotton’. I inverted your color scheme using ivory for the body and blue for the edge. I also added a round of a camel color in between the two and I think it looks really lovely.

I also whipped up a little brimmed hat to match and shipped it off to friends having a baby. I cannot wait for them to receive it! Thank you again.

Love this pattern but you do need crochet experience. It sounds like a few beginners are starting with this pattern. Marlene, your pattern narrows because you are not counting the ch2 as the first stitch when you turn. Hope this helps. Thank you for the pattern, I happened to get cones of 16 oz on clearance for $2.48 at Joann’s so I can make this for $5. Yippee!!! I have made several basketweave blankets before.

Thank you so much for your pattern tutorial for the weave blanket. I will have to try this! The pictures help soooooo much!. I crochet, but have not done a lot – and the pictures help to clarify the pattern more so than just words.

Hi Rachel, a set of weave pattern is made up by 6 stitches. If you would like to increase the size of the blanket, just add multiple of 6 stitches to the pattern on the width. For example, I started with 156 chains, you can start with 162, 168, 174, 180 or something longer than this but it has to be an addition of multiple of 6 stitches.

Exactly!!!! 1 for all so you don’t have to do another one when he has out-grown the size of the blanket. Worth the time and money invested to make this blanket and I am sure he will like it a lot… sentimental value that counts 🙂

Hi, I just had a question. I am crocheting baby blankets for this great charity in my town and I was wondering if it would be okay if I use this pattern to a make some of the blankets. Have a great day!

Loving this!! Had seen it on pintrest several times, but the link was never there. Finally stumbled upon it while on Ravelry. Barely 8 hours in on making it as a surprise for my BF. Thank you for sharing!!

Glad that you finally found it. Some times when people pin on the Pinterest, either they pin from other site who used my photo but never link back, or, they didn’t pin the right individual post’s link, so, when I update my website with newer page, the link will not point to this blanket post anymore.

I am loving this pattern!! And as soon as I saw it I decided I needed to make it in a “Carseat” sized blanket for my baby who is due any day! I love the look of the basket weave and I am looking forward to finishing it within the next day or so. Already 25% done and only an hour in. I made a few adjustments to the pattern making it 75 dc across and I have yet to find out exactly how many rows it will be but I am very happy that you posted this. Thank-You.

Hello,
I am working on this pattern as a baby blanket for an expected nephew. I am using acrylic yarn and I often find that the basketweave stitch is often open (I’ve used it before for dishcloths), with a lot of stretch. Based on the first couple rows, if I stretch the fabric, I can see small holes in the blanket. Does your blanket do this (show open gaps when stretched), or should I move to a smaller hook? I did a swatch to check gauge, but wanted to get your opinion. I’d appreciate any advice you could offer.

You will see some holes when stretched but it is not too bad for my case. If you are using the right hook size for your yarn, it should be good. Anyway, you can always reduce 1 size smaller if you don’t feel comfortable with the tension.

Hello, just teaching myself this pattern. I now know what a FPdc & a BPdc are. The video at http://www.nexstitch.com/v_front_back_post_stitch.html was very helpful for these stitches. I completed rows 1 thru 5 on a sampler and I see the basket pattern. I am having trouble at the ends of each row. Could you explain until last 2 sts, hdc2, ch2, turn. My sampler seems to narrow.

Hi, love the blanket, thank you for sharing the pattern! I just want to make sure I have the yarn amounts correct – does it really take over 1800 yards of yarn to make this baby blanket? (9 balls @ 207 yds ea) That will make it a bit pricey to make. It is lovely though!

I’m on ball 6/9 @ 362 yrd each. I’ve been picking up each skein a few at a time and it helps make the cost seem less however, I’m making one for a friend’s baby shower but will only be using 6 instead of 9. [plus the border ball] It’ll still be a decent size. I found with the yardage of the skein I’m using, it’ll make a great crib blanket which can last through being a toddler! The yarn I’ve been using is about $5 each which made me cringe at first but the pattern is just so lovely and it’s really worth it.

If you’re really worried about the price, I’d check with your local craft/hobby store and see if they have one of those ‘40%’ regular priced item coupons and if you’re like me, you’ll be in the store every other day anyway. If not, I’ve adapted this pattern to make basket weave crochet squares to connect into a larger blanket. It’s helping me go through my scrap yarn, which since I bought the yarn already for other projects, is like having a free blanket. 🙂

Thank you for those tips and ideas, I could maybe swing a smaller blanket. Using the 6 balls instead of 9 – what size did your blanket turn out to be? Also, did you use the same yarn as listed in the pattern or something else? I know some yarns come in larger skeins. There is a craft store about 90 miles away and I do take advantage of their coupons when I am up that way. The bad thing is they never have more than 2 or 3 balls of the same lot number in stock! :o(

Would you mind terribly sharing your “adaptation” making the basketweave squares? I could do that!! That would solve the problems of the mixed dye lots too. :o) My email is Noahsmom @ hotmail.com (take out the spaces)

I loved this pattern when if found it a few days ago. I had some leftover yarn on hand so I made a dishcloth sized sample to see how if I could “get it”. It turned out great and I am off to the craft store tomorrow since they have yarn on sale. Can’t wait to get started on the real thing.

Just love this basketweave pattern! I am running out today to pick up the yarn!! btw, where can I get the Congratulations ribbon! It makes the final product look that more amazing!!!! Thank you so much.

Question for you…I want to make my son a blanket using the basket weave “stitch.” He is not a baby so I want to make it bigger. Can I use any number of chains to start the blanket or is there a certain multiple?

I’ve tried a few other Basket Weave afghans & they just didn’t seem right to me. But this pattern I “get” it!! I can’t wait to give it a try!! I hope this one works out, I LOVE the basket weave look!! Thank you for sharing your pattern!!

I an learning crochet and can read patterns as long as they are not too complicated, but i’m lost on row one. what does sk mean? I cannot see it in the abbreviations. And it says sk 3 ch, dc in 4th st from hook, ch2 turn. do you mean dc, ch2 across all 154. then turn? Sorry to sound silly but for a newbie it’s confusing!
Thanks .
Tricia.

Hi Tricia,
sk means skip. I have just put up the abbrev in the post, sorry that I missed it and caused the confusion.
The first row should be: skip the first 3ch and start dc from 4th ch onwards for 153 sts, then only do the ch2 and turn.

Love this afhgan. Just a question — when the pattern says FPdc3, BPdc3 does that mean FPdc in next 3 stitches, BPdc in the next 3 stitches or do you do the FP & BPdc’s in the next stitch only??? Please answer as soon as possible, would like to get started on this as soon as possible. Thanks.

I have always wanted to try a basket weave blanket but I have to have a color change every few rows or I will never finish the blanket! I will have to force myself to make one like this. I love the edging 🙂

Hi, it looks amazing on the picture so I have started one of my own 🙂
im kind of new at this so i have a question, I did the second raw of DC, but now the material seems wavy. i think i might did the chain too tight , do you think i should start over or will it sort through later with more lines?

Hi Sara,
It does looks a little wavy after the first row or two.
If you are using the same hook size with the same tension, then I would say crochet another few rows before you decide to start again.
If the tension is way too exaggerated, please restart with a looser chain.

Thank you for the advice,
I think the first row of the chain is the one that is too tight, but i will keep going and see how it goes, hope it wont effect the looks of the blanket.
is there a way to post a picture in here?

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